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The future of former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson is anything but clear. Despite leaving Bellator in December of 2014 after three fights with the organization and being booked opposite Fabio Maldonado at UFC 186 in a return to the world's leading MMA promotion, Bellator MMA is going to court over what they say is a breach by Jackson of the contract they still have with him. "Today, Bellator MMA was compelled to go to court to stop Quinton "Rampage" Jackson from fighting in an A read news >>

Since becoming President of Bellator MMA in June of last year, Scott Coker has been hard at work bringing about several changes to the Viacom-owned mixed martial arts promotion. He immediately nixed the tournament format, and made his intentions clear to seek out every single potential free agent in MMA. The promotion has added several new entertaining elements to their shows, and seems to be firing on all cylinders. In the past, Coker has proven to be one of the very best promoters out there wh read news >>

Ronda Rousey doesn't have to beat Cat Zingano this Saturday at UFC 184 to protect and nurture the women's MMA scene. In fact, a loss for Rousey would be the best thing that could happen to the women's 135-pound division—and for all ladies in the sport. The time where the existence of women in the UFC was a fragile experiment that Rousey was personally care-taking has passed. As we head into UFC 184, the popularity of the women's bantamweight division is in good condition. The same could also be read news >>

Kountermove co-owner, Aaron Ard discusses his company's future, the new UFC deal with rival, DraftKings and the state of fantasy MMA in this in-depth interview featuring a wealth of facts & figures. Fantasy sports is a huge, thriving industry, grossing more than $4 billion annually, with expected growth within the next 5 years to reach around $31 billion per year in player fees. Within the combat sports industry which includes MMA, boxing, kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, there are just a han read news >>

The once and future king. That is a mantra that represents the mindset of former WEC and UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson. Those who follow "Smooth" on social media platforms are used to seeing it in hashtag form, but to the man himself, those words set forth a goal he's determined to accomplish. In Henderson's mind, he was a champion before and will be a champion again, and the road traveled to make that goal a reality is a journey of progress. That said, to those looking at Henderson read news >>

Cage Warriors CEO Graham Boylan has stepped down from his position at the promotion's helm. For the last few years, Cage Warriors has risen exponentially from an organization on the brink of collapse to a world renowned building ground for the European stars of tomorrow. However, all that has changed with this morning's shocking announcement that CEO Graham Boylan's tenure as head honcho of Cage Warriors Fighting Championship has come to an end. Last night, the Cage Warriors Board of Directors m read news >>

Could a new "super fight" be in the works? Jose Aldo, Gilbert Melendez, Anthony Pettis. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) No. 1 featherweight contender Conor McGregor apparently wants to fight every top contender in both the 145 and 155-pound division in his Octagon career. Although "The Notorious" one is already scheduled to face off against featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo at UFC 189 in Las Vegas, the boastful McGregor can not help himself but to eye a potential future "super fight" against read news >>

Dana White has published a statement addressing Anderson Silva's failed drug test, which could affect his position as head coach on season 4 of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil. UFC president Dana White has made his first comments since Anderson Silva's failed drug test came to light yesterday. One of the topics addressed is Silva's coaching stint on TUF Brazil 4, which will be filmed in Las Vegas as opposed to Brazil in the previous seasons. According to White, Anderson will still be on the show pe read news >>

Despite the fact that Anderson Silva scored a win just 13 months after breaking both his left tibia and fibula, the man responsible for those injuries, UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman, evidently wasn't all that moved by the feat. Top-ranked middleweight Silva amazingly proved he's fully recovered from the gruesome injuries he suffered on a leg check from Weidman at UFC 168 by outpointing Nick Diaz in the main event at UFC 183 on Saturday. Still, Weidman, who seemed to be speaking genuinely read news >>

Former Strikeforce star and current UFC middleweight Derek Brunson earned one of his most decisive victories to date by knocking out Team Quest's Ed "Short Fuse" Herman at UFC 183. Brunson faked a kick and floored the 34-year-old veteran with a series of lefts. The victory, which was his fastest in the Octagon, improved his record to 4-1. Brunson, a former NCAA Division II All-American wrestler, talked about fine-tuning his game plan ahead of the Herman fight. "It was a long camp. I'm a wrestler read news >>

Anderson Silva may have posted one of the most gratifying wins of his MMA career at UFC 183 by out-pointing fan favorite Nick Diaz. That said, he was noncommittal on his fighting future. Speaking with ESPN's SportsCenter, Silva said that he "will go back...and talk to [his] family." "I will go back to my home and talk to my family." - Anderson Silva on what's next in his career. #SCatUFC183 pic.twitter.com/nYMGkHPQXd — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 1, 2015 He echoed that sentiment again read news >>

Nick Diaz came up short against Anderson Silva at UFC 183 and, as is somewhat expected at this point, he was more than a little bit negative when discussing the life of a professional fighter and his future in the sport. When asked about what lies ahead for him, Diaz quietly said, "it's really crazy coming out here. I'm kind of tired about being a loser...I'm doing well about this being a job compared to the other guys out here...I don't know what to make of it right now." In his signature strea read news >>